Venture Academy came tearing into Saturday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 20 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Delta Charter Dragons with a sharp 12-2 win. Venture Academy might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won four games by ten runs or more this season.
Isaac Stewart and Alexander Wolf-Gallegos were a major factor while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Stewart struck out six batters over two innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit (and only one walk). Meanwhile, Wolf-Gallegos didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. At bat, Stewart scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3, while Wolf-Gallegos scored a run while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Venture Academy let Xavier Perez and Omarion Walker loose on the outfield. Perez scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances, while Walker scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
On Delta Charter's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was William Chioino, who scored two runs and stole four bases while going 1-for-2.
Venture Academy is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 6-7 record this season. As for Delta Charter, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-4.
Venture Academy will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Big Valley Christian at 4:00 p.m. Big Valley Christian knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past three matchups -- so hopefully Venture Academy likes a good challenge. As for Delta Charter, they will head out on the road to take on Ben Holt College Prep Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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